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City addresses pedestrian access with advancement of zoning request at Graffiti Park site advances
The Colorfield, a 10-unit condominium project located on one of two lots that is home to the now-closed Graffiti Park, is inching closer to redevelopment after roughly two years of site plan review. City Council approved the zoning request for…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 25, 2020
ZAP recommends less density than staff does for South Austin site
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Zoning and Platting Commission debated how much density is too much for the lot at 6917 Colton Bluff Springs Road. Although the land is intended for a single project, the 23-acre site is divided…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 24, 2020
ZAP finds a compromise to bring density and more affordable housing with a unit cap
In an effort to bring more density to the environmentally sensitive area of far Southwest Austin, developers came to the Zoning and Platting Commission on Feb. 4 with a plan to construct 15 condominiums within a small footprint on their…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 13, 2020
South Austin industrial site approved for mixed-use residential
Industrial Boulevard in South Austin is a historically industrial area on its way to becoming a lively residential and commercial neighborhood. City Council opened the door to further transformation of the area Thursday by approving a mixed-use zoning request at…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 10, 2020
Planning Commission recommends rezoning for half of Castle Hill Graffiti Park
Two projects intending to replace the internationally famous “Graffiti Park” came before the Planning Commission on Jan. 28. However, only the 10-condo Colorfield project at 1006 Baylor St. received the commission’s recommendation. When the Historic Landmark Commission approved the demolition of…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 30, 2020
Campground case returns 18 months after initial rezoning denial
A rezoning case to transform a 12-acre plot next to the Colorado River into a community-centric campground returned to the Zoning and Platting Commission on Jan. 7. The case failed to receive Council’s approval in 2018. Following the 18-month waiting period…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 14, 2020
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Despite public opposition, plan for directing school traffic gains ZAP approval
Many factors go into the planning of schools, and chief among them is safety. Concern over whether a children’s educational facility belonged in an industrial park spurred a discussion about the appropriate zoning choice for the site at the Jan.…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 14, 2020
Tarrytown food truck approved with change to neighborhood plan
City Council gave final approval to a Tarrytown zoning case on Thursday that also necessitated an amendment to the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan. Ideally, Council Member Alison Alter said, the applicant’s request – to make room for a…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Dec 12, 2019
South Austin zoning could be a game-changer
“This is going to be a game-changer for South Austin,” Council Member Pio Renteria told his colleagues, as they voted to allow a developer to turn an industrial site near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Ben White Boulevard into…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Dec 3, 2019
ZAP locked in impasse over introducing a charter school in a South Austin neighborhood
Faced with a neighborhood constrained by two exits and an uncertain increase in vehicle trips per day, the Zoning and Platting Commission debated how much density is too much for a South Austin neighborhood. The 27-acre tract, which spans the…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 22, 2019
Council makes first move for Tarrytown food truck zoning case
David Kanne, the owner of a Tarrytown multifamily residential lot, wants to build a family-friendly play area with a food truck over what today is a filled-in pool and patio on an underused corner of his property at 2401 Winsted…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 21, 2019
Northwest Austin property prompts questions about impervious cover and flooding
There are times when a rezoning case awakens long-buried neighborhood arguments. Such was the case for the 1-acre tract at 12303 Morris Road, where co-owners and developers were requesting a zoning change from Rural Residence (RR) to a higher-density Townhouse…
